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After more than a year of Covid-19 and lockdown, South Africa is facing record unemployment numbers. As a result, more and more people have been trying to get
their careers back on track – or simply attempting to earn a living – and the online job market has boomed.
On Twitter, @TheBeginningSA, with more than
47 000 followers who are either looking for work or advertising an opportunity, keeps the #JobSeekersSA tag trending. More and more people are using LinkedIn, too, to create profiles as jobseekers by posting their CVs online and using the #OpenToWork option under their profiles to notify recruiters that they are available.
Tamara Wolpert, General Manager and Consultant at Cape Town-based Viv Gordon Placements, says that while many companies are cutting jobs and there are most certainly hiring freezes, some people are still finding a job quite quickly. ‘We work in the media industry where the need – and call for – hybrids is on the increase. They are applicants who are multiskilled and can perform several roles like social-media manager, copywriter and designer. Companies are definitely trying to fill various roles, but with one person instead of two or three.’
When your full-time job is
FINDING A JOB
We’ve all been there and all probably know someone who is looking for work right now. It is not easy. Trevor Crighton spoke to two people to find out how they did it.
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